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ZHTest Method: SATRA TM53
Attachment strength of slide fastener end stops
September 1992
SCOPE
This method is intended to determine the attachment strength of the top and bottom stops of a slide fastener. The method is applicable to all types of slide fastener.
PRINCIPLE
Method 1 - Top stop attachment strength
The slider of a closed fastener is clamped in one jaw of a tensile testing machine and the bottom end of the fastener is clamped in the other jaw. The jaws are then moved apart and the force required to pull the top stops off the fastener is measured.
Method 2 - Bottom stop attachment strength (Slider-stringer method)
The slider of an open fastener is clamped in one jaw of a tensile testing machine and the two free stringer ends are clamped in the other jaw. The jaws are then moved apart and the force required to pull the bottom stop off the fastener is measured.
Method 3 - Bottom stop attachment strength (Stringer-stringer method)
The free stringer ends of an open fastener are fitted into the two jaws of a tensile testing machine. The jaws are then moved apart and the force required to pull the bottom stop off is measured.
REFERENCES
BS EN 10002-2: 1992 – Verification of the force measuring system of the tensile testing machine.
HISTORY
First issued circa 1980 (draft). Revised September 1992.
AVAILABILITY
This test method is available to members and non-members.
PRICE (ex. VAT)
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